Assessment #1 Case Study Substance Abuse Assessment/Case History Format Client Name: Susan Boyle (Suzie) Date of 1st Contact: 1-31-13 Social Worker: Date Completed: 2-28 -13 Dimension 1: Client description‚ presenting problem‚ and context of referral. A. Brief description of client: Suzie presents herself as a 45-year-old Caucasian unmarried female with short hair and was wearing male-typical professional attire and glasses. She came across apathetic‚ chewing bubble gum and
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According to an article on wcax.com‚ “more Vermonters died from opiate overdoses last year [2011] than murders and traffic fatalities combined.” Some opiates have medically valid uses‚ while others are recreational drugs of abuse. All are physically addictive‚ and it has become evident that many people have begun to abuse them. Pharmaceutical drugs have taken over the minds of many Vermonters. I do believe that Vermont is facing a severe epidemic when it comes to opiate addiction. According to
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that technology has affected families in many ways. Some people could see technology in a positive way‚ and others can see technology in a negative way. I would like to share some information on how technology has affected families now and days. After reading this research paper I hope you have a better understanding on how technology has had an impact on families. It is up to you to determine how technology has affected your family. It is astonishing how much of technology
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ADHD and Substance Abuse The Evidence Of Substance Abuse With ADHD The purpose of this paper is to identify the link between ADHD and substance abuse. Substance abuse is a true threat to people who are diagnosed with psychological disorders. Among the questions of precursors to substance abuse‚ lies the hypothesis that individuals diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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governments and economies. (Rouse) Globalization has been around for a long time. Some can date it back to the Roman Empire; although it became well known in the 1980s. Rapid advances in technology have seem to boost the speed of global integration in the early 21st century. Money‚ technology‚ and goods move faster across national boundaries now more than ever in the past. Globalization is becoming more popular in today’s society. Globalization has its proponents and critics just like anything else
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Nutrition and Substance Abuse Recovery Drug addiction and alcoholism represent a major health problem in the US. Chemical dependency is associated with malnutrition‚ and there is increasing evidence to suggest that nutrition can play an important role in recovery. The present study measured attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and behaviors towards nutrition‚ health‚ and self-care in the U.S. population. Using anonymous surveys‚ individuals with a self-reported history of substance abuse were compared to individuals
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When I was a child‚ I was always the one who volunteered to do everything first. That changed when I had my brush with danger. I nearly dropped into a hole‚ never to be seen again. The incident did not drastically alter my perception although it left me with uncertainty about acting without thinking first. It was a beautiful morning on this particular day. Birds chirping‚ squirrels running around‚ and kids screaming and laughing as they played under the sun. No one was to suspect the ominous atmosphere
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City Partial Fulfillment of Requirements in Practicum in School Setting Ψ 19C “Case Study of an Individual with Substance Abuse Disorder” Submitted to: Mr. John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta Submitted by: Andagan‚ Joseph I‚ 2009-108233 SUBSTANCE – USE DISORDER CLINICAL HISTORY Miguel’s symptoms of alcohol dependence started at the same time he learned how to smoke. At the tender age of 14‚ Miguel started engaging in drinking alcohol with his high school friends‚ Miguel belongs
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A substance abuse addiction can be described in many ways. The NIDA states that a “drug addiction is a chronic disease”. People abuse drugs despite the many consequences that it can have‚ especially changes in their brain. The start of any drug addictions begins with the use of taking drugs over time. After taking drugs for an extended period of time‚ it becomes a compulsive behavior that has major long-term affects on your brain function (NIDA‚ 2016). Up until 1906‚ drinking and substance use were
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By: Saina - 8R Substance Abuse - Heroin Substance abuse means abusing the power of various drugs‚ alcohol or chemicals to the point at which the user can’t stop. This can usually result in physical‚ mental and/or emotional harm to the users and others. Teenagers are more in the risk of the substance abuse as they don’t acknowledge the consequences of their actions; the reason is the biological and psychological changes during the adolescence‚ but also lots of the adults get addicted to the drugs
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